Mommy Issues with Lucas Zelnick

My mom gives the best advice so I started a Podcast series with my mother where my fans and followers can submit their questions and issues and we'll do our best to provide you with the best advice and guidance a mother and her son can offer.

Why You're HEARTBROKEN While He Seems Fine | Mommy Issues Podcast 09/11/2026

Why You're HEARTBROKEN While He Seems Fine | Mommy Issues Podcast Today's advice goes out to someone whose pain you can hear in her voice. We tell a listener how to go about being blindsided by the end of her 2+ year relationship. We also touch on topics like the worst way to pass, how I dealt with my first and worst heartache and whether men or women move on quicker after a relationship ends. Oh yeah, my sister calls in at the end too, so stick around for it. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Two Year Relationship Ends 01:42 - Is Drowning the Worst Way To Go? 05:40 - What Wendy Has Learned About Lucas 07:00 - What is Ego Death? 11:35 - Advice Question: Broken Heart 13:20 - Wendy’s Verdict 15:00 - Lucas’s Informed Take 20:30 - Barstool Smokeshows 24:10 - Light at End of the Breakup Tunnel 28:25 - Final Advice for Breakups 34:00 - Do Men or Women Move On Quicker? 35:30 - Never Getting Over Your First Love 39:55 - Lucas’s Sister Calls in /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42869385

Do Soulmates Exist? 09/04/2026

Do Soulmates Exist? Today, we run the gamut on Mommy Issues. It’s a marathon recording today because we’re going on vacation! Mom is going on safari so we talk about the conflict in Rwanda, whether zoos are bad and if direwolves are real. We give advice to a listener who is seeing a man 25 years older than her so we had to follow-up with her and IT GETS WILD! Tune in to this one until the end. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Hilarious Caller 01:25 - Wendy’s Going on Safari 02:45 - Hotel Rwanda 04:50 - Are Zoos Bad? 06:30 - Are Coyotes a Pack Animal? 11:00 - Lucas Appreciates His Fans 13:10 - Listener Advice: Can a 25 Year Age Gap Work? 15:40 - Wendy’s Verdict 20:27 - Will the Listener Respond to Lucas’s Follow-Up? 26:07 - Is There Such a Thing as A Soulmate? 28:20 - Lucas is Getting Married? 34:10 - 89 Year-Old Asks for Divorce 35:25 - Eye-Opening Experience 37:27 - Only Reason to Get Married 47:58 - First Ever Listener Follow-Up and it’s a Doozy /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42781170

I Don't Know How To Talk To My Mom 08/28/2026

I Don't Know How To Talk To My Mom Not everybody has the same type of relationship that I have with my mother. My mom thinks we're able to communicate they way we do because I don't have a filter but I'm a firm believer that the more transparency , the closer it brings us together in the relationship. In this episode, we took a slightly different direction where instead of responding to a caller's question, we decided to help answer some questions from our producer, Christos, and offer our advice on how to improve his line of communication with his mother in hopes of strengthening their relationship. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42590615

Call Your Mom & Ask Her To Make You A Playlist 08/21/2026

Call Your Mom & Ask Her To Make You A Playlist When I was a kid, I always remember the doctor asking me at my physical if I listened to music. It was my understanding that the doctor always asked me this question as a way to check in on my mental health. It makes sense because the type of music I listen to in different scenarios often reflects how I'm feeling mentally. I'll listen to rap when I'm in a good mood and indie rock when I'm touring and everything is sad and there's a tumbleweed and I'm more in that vibe. I also really enjoy making my mom playlists and listening to the music she grew up on. My mom and I will share our music recommendations with all of you upon request from this episode's caller along with our advice on curating the perfect playlist. I'll also have a special guest caller share with us a traumatic Orthodox experience that caused her to stop listening to Britney Spears. Also, I'll discuss my latest show in Halifax and performing on SNL's Cam Patterson's stand up show.Also, I'll discuss my latest show in Halifax and performing on SNL's Cam Patterson's stand up show. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42512270

Every Family Is Happy & Unhappy In Its Own Way 08/14/2026

Every Family Is Happy & Unhappy In Its Own Way How close should a family be? Every family is different but it's the big question centered around this particular caller's situation. She's in a situation where she's living with her parents again with her two kids after going through a divorce. She's open to spending more time with her family but she's always had a very weird and argumentative relationship with her family. Sharing from personal experiences, my mom and I will try to offer the best advice we can offer. We also address another caller's concerns about a single male's intentions when entering a predominantly female space like a women's clothing store or a yoga pilates class. Is it dangerous or just creepy? /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42507990

Grief Is Grief & Death Is Not Something That's Easily Put Into Words 08/07/2026

Grief Is Grief & Death Is Not Something That's Easily Put Into Words I posted on my IG Story for my followers for anyone seeking advice on dealing with grief over the loss of a loved one. Especially after going through my recent experience with the loss of my Bubby who was 99 years old. This particular caller, who's grandfather is dealing with stage four cancer, hasn't started her grieving process yet but acknowledges this is the end for her grandfather. My mom and I used our latest experience to try and provide guidance for handling this type of situation. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502710

Put Your Parent On A Podcast For 12 Episodes & See How They Would Do 07/31/2026

Put Your Parent On A Podcast For 12 Episodes & See How They Would Do It's not the point of the podcast for you to sound like me and me to sound like me. On this episode, we want to take a moment to remind everyone what this podcast is all about. My mom is gonna have some takes that are not going to sound good. That is the purpose of this podcast. She's one generation above me. So if you can try to withhold your judgment for either one of us, because I would just challenge you, take your parent and put them on a podcast for 12 episodes and see how they would do. We also touch upon a lighter topic in this episode: preparing yourself for death. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502695

A Jewish Comedian & His Mother's Advice To A Mormon Mom On Raising Her Kids 07/24/2026

A Jewish Comedian & His Mother's Advice To A Mormon Mom On Raising Her Kids Thank God (and dad) that I didn't have to go to Jewish day school but I still had to go to Hebrew School even though I was always hungry and they didn't like it when I tried to sneak in an egg and cheese sandwich. So I had to find the parts of Judaism I liked on my own terms. So what if you're a practicing Mormon who's family is still in the Mormon Church but your husband and his family left the Mormon Church and you're not sure which direction to raise your kid? A Jewish son and Jewish mother weigh in on this Mormon/Agnostic pickle. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502620

Reckoning With Your Dad's Dark Past & Befriending His Secret Girlfriend 07/17/2026

Reckoning With Your Dad's Dark Past & Befriending His Secret Girlfriend If you're a man over 50 listening to this podcast (and you're not), she doesn't want to f*** you. On this episode of Mommy Issues, we have two people seeking our advice on addressing family secrets involving their dads. The first one is heavier situation regarding a pretty serious allegation that happened in one of the dad's past lives. The second one involves a dad's secret relationship that's taken a pretty embarrassing turn and his inability to really understand the f***ed up gravity of his current situation. How do you initiate these conversations? Should they even be addressed? How do you reckon with your dad in both these scenarios? Wendy and I do our best to offer some sound advice. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502590

When Canoodling With Your Neighbor On Her Period Leads To Pregnancy 07/10/2026

When Canoodling With Your Neighbor On Her Period Leads To Pregnancy For context, this caller has a voice that could get anyone pregnant. On this episode of Mommy Issues, our caller finds himself in a real pickle after getting his neighbor pregnant. While he knows it's her choice, he's worried about her changing her mind about having an abortion and is willing to be as supportive as he can but doesn't want to be a part of this kid's life. He could really use our advice. Also, I debate my mom on who's a bigger f*** up. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502505

Everything's Gay Day On The Pod & Is It Worth Destroying A Friend Group 06/26/2026

Everything's Gay Day On The Pod & Is It Worth Destroying A Friend Group To close out Pride Month and celebrate my mom's birthday, today is Gay Day on the pod. We've talked about it. We've teased it. You knew it was coming. And today is the day. Everything's gay today. With that said, we help an openly queer man from Arkansas decide if it's worth burning bridges with his high school friend group to hook up with one of their friends who is bi but has a girlfriend and is part of their friend group before he heads off to college. Chances are he's probably never going back to Arkansas after college and now's his chance for him finally read his poetry he wrote to this bi man he fell for. But is it still worth it to destroy a whole friend group? /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502380

Your Secret Is That You're Secretly The Mother Of This Kid 06/19/2026

Your Secret Is That You're Secretly The Mother Of This Kid Family secrets are just a crazy thing in general. People will take that sh*t to the grave with them. But what happens if you find out that your uncle had a son with down syndrome that he gave up for adoption and your dad made you promise not to reveal to his three other sons/your cousins about this brother they never knew about until all your uncles are dead. Even though the woman who adopted the son with down syndrome is dying and wants him to know who his biological father is. Is it fair to keep that secret from your cousins or is it better to keep it a secret to prevent a potential family unraveling? Having a sister with special needs and a grandmother with her own family secrets, my mom and I have a lot of thoughts and advice to share on this episode of Mommy Issues. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42502325

She’s Not a Nazi, She’s Just Autistic & Is Seeking Our Advice 06/13/2026

She’s Not a Nazi, She’s Just Autistic & Is Seeking Our Advice Can I just say, secretly learning about Nazis makes you look like more of a Nazi than just learning about it. A woman with autism calls in to confess she has an obsession with studying about the Nazis but doesn't want people to assume she's a Nazi any time she brings up her obsession in conversation. Who better to offer advice on this than a Jewish comedian and his Jewish mother? /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42322460

I Think I Should Stick To Crowd Work... Or Crying 06/06/2026

I Think I Should Stick To Crowd Work... Or Crying Heads up, this is a very heavy episode where I talk about a recent traumatic experience that happened with my dog (she's ok now) before I dive into some more traumatic family stories about my sister with special needs. My mom tells me the full story about the birth of my sister Leigh and how the doctor lead us to believe that she was going to die shortly after birth but then realizing that she was a child with special needs. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42322310

Cleaning Up Your Sh*t Just Doesn't Click In The Male Brain 05/30/2026

Cleaning Up Your Sh*t Just Doesn't Click In The Male Brain Sometimes men feel like our jobs are important or we work so hard that when we come home, we're entitled to be messy because it's our release. But at the same time, I've never fallen asleep on my bed without sheets or raw dogged the mattress. Because my girlfriend at the time was an animal apologist for every time our cat would diarrhea all over my pillow, we were messy in our own ways which was a bit of a clusterf***. So I feel I'm in a unique position to offer this woman advice on getting her boyfriend to pick up his sh*t with some insight from my mother. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42322220

I Don't Know Why a Man Would Listen To a Boy & His Mom Talk Through Advice 05/23/2026

I Don't Know Why a Man Would Listen To a Boy & His Mom Talk Through Advice On this episode of the Mommy Issues Podcast, a girl asks us for advice about pursuing something you've been scared of pursing in the past. As someone who took the leap in comedy, this is a great topic to touch upon because you might have a lot of internal questions and self doubt to address first. Luckily for her, my mom also has great advice and a lot of encouragement on this issue. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42322185

So Now She Has Some Kind of Stalker Situation 05/16/2026

So Now She Has Some Kind of Stalker Situation What started off as two girls flirting with each other at rock climbing ended up with one of them being bombarded with the other girls trauma followed by a text about how the one girl crocheted her hair into a granny square. Pretty sure this might be a stalker type of situation but how do you respond to that to gain clarity? My mom and I will try to offer our listened some sound advice as long as we don't get too sidetracked by pronouns and how grammar changes on this episode of the Mommy Issues Podcast. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42322060

It's Hard To Turn An A**hole Into Not An A**hole 05/08/2026

It's Hard To Turn An A**hole Into Not An A**hole This woman is dealing with her sister's boyfriend who has embedded misogyny, is disrespectful to your parents while living under their roof and also won't drop stupid arguments such as whether or not your bladder muscles are strengthened or weakened by holding in your pee. She wants to know if she can change him for the better. My mom and weigh in if this is even plausible. Also, can you strengthen or weaken your bladder muscles by holding in your pee? /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42318170

If You Can't Parent A Jealous Dog, Don't Bother Having Kids 05/01/2026

If You Can't Parent A Jealous Dog, Don't Bother Having Kids When I was younger, I was so desperate to have a dog. Luckily, my mom understood that as a thirteen year old with a social life, I was in no position to take care of a dog. So now I have a girl asking my mom and I what to do about her dog becoming jealous every time she's about to have sex with her boyfriend. I've been in a somewhat similar situation but this is a little more complex than just readjusting the direction of the doggy crate. Let's see if my mom and I can offer her some sound advice on this episode of the Mommy Issues Podcast. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42317820

Stop Being So F***ing Judgmental of your Grandfather for Moving On 04/24/2026

Stop Being So F***ing Judgmental of your Grandfather for Moving On Are you being too judgmental of your grandfather for getting back out on the dating scene six months after your grandmother died? What happens if you match with your therapist's son on a dating app? Do you talk to the guy or your therapist first about it? Since my mom always gives the best advice, I decided to kick off a limited podcast series with my mom to help answer my fans questions. We'll be releasing episodes now through Mother's Day weekend and we'll see how it goes. /episode/index/show/4ccc49af-808c-4f2b-913d-3e15c015dbea/id/42317735

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